Day: August 7, 2025
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Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump demands new US census excluding undocumented immigrants
US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered officials to work on a new census excluding undocumented immigrants, as the White House presses Republican states to draw more favourable voter maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Continue ReadingNews24 | After decades-long struggle, court order, Primrose Modisane finally has a birth certificate
Stateless since birth, she was called a “border hopper” by Department of Home Affairs officials.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA moves to ban microbeads in cosmetics, pesticides — with threat of up to 20 years in jail
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said on Thursday it would publish draft regulations in a push for a total ban on the production and import of microplastics.
Continue ReadingNews24 | South Korea rescues North Korea defector who swam across ocean border
A North Korean defector who swam across a sea border with South Korea while reportedly tied to floating plastic has been rescued and taken into custody, Seoul authorities said.
Continue ReadingNews24 | China is the world’s biggest plastic producer — making as much as 6 countries combined
Seven countries produced two-thirds of the four most common types of plastic in 2024, according to the British environmental consultancy Eunomia and the Zero Carbon Analytics a climate and energy research group.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz’s vow renewal sparks more family drama
The Beckhams were absent and Romeo snubbed the couple with a new tattoo
Continue ReadingNews24 | Alleged Ponzi scheme kingpin Louis Liebenberg sent to psychiatric hospital for 30 days
Alleged Ponzi scheme kingpin Louis Liebenberg will undergo psychiatric evaluation to determine whether he is able to understand his court proceedings.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA moves to ban microbeads in cosmetics, pesticides — with threat of up to 20 years in jail
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said on Thursday it would publish draft regulations in a push for a total ban on the production and import of microplastics.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Nominations revealed for SA Sports Awards
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has announced the nominations for the 18th edition of the South African Sport Awards (SASA).
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